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dead-ends

dead-ends is the plural of dead-end.

dead-ends is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dead-end.

Meaning of dead-end

Adjective

dead-end (comparative more dead-end, superlative most dead-end)

  1. (also, figuratively) Going nowhere; blocked.
    • a dead-end street

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Questions about dead-ends

What is dead-ends the plural of?
Dead-ends is the plural of dead-end.

Words near dead-ends in the dictionary

  1. dead-end street
  2. dead-ended
  3. dead-ender
  4. dead-enders
  5. dead-ending
  6. dead-ends
  7. dead-eye
  8. dead-eye Dick
  9. dead-eye Dicks
  10. dead-eyed
  11. dead-eyes

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